Splint stretcher



Feb. 20, 1940. M, M RRISON 2,191,097

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Patented Feb. 20, 1940 i I i UNilED STATES earner, i Y 2,191,o97 4 sPLnv'r s'ran'ronna Gordon M. Morrison, San Mateo, Calif. i Application March 13, 1939;,Se1'ia! No. scar-es 3 Claims. (01. 128-435) This invention relates to improvements in life bodimentof my invention} the nurrieralt desig saving devices and has particular reference to a nates a. toboggan-like structure, having a curved stretcher for transporting injured persons. head end Ill.

The particular object of this invention is to This toboggan-like structure permits my 5 produce a device of this character upon which a stretcher to be hauled over ice and snow, rough person may be transported o-ver snow fields, ice, groun or the same y carried y" p r rough ground, or carried by hand in the manner in a manner customary in carrying stretchers. of an ordinary stretcher, and upon which the Up n this. toboggan Which will be hereinpatient is securely strapped in hyper-tension, and er te med & b s Secured a u d.

also in traction, sothat no danger of injury to pp having its ends in Contact With 10 the person occurs, and as much shockas possible base-board 5, and having its center part elevated,

may be eliminated. as best illustrated in Fig. 2. This supportii is A further object of this invention is to produce slotted so as to accommodate a vertically disa device which is of light weight, readily transposed partition 1, which has its low e tportable and easily adjusted to accommodate pering on the base-board 5, and preferably secured 15 sons of different stature. thereto. v

A still further object is to provide means for Abrace 8 is attached to the base-board '5,and preventing rotation of a broken limb and to hold extends over the bottom end of the partition 7 (see the same in a definite amount of traction during F gand attached to this base S tens o the transportation. device, here shown as a spring balance 9, there 20 Other objects and advantages will be apparent being one positioned on each side of the partition during the course of the following description: 1. To this spring balance is attached, by the Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my device, medium of an adjustable strap ii, a stirrup i2.

Fig. 2 is on said elevation of Fig..1, showing in At I3 and I4 I have shown chest straps which dotted lines the position a person would assume are adjustably secured to the support 5 by split 25 when positioned thereon. rings I6, which may be placed through any of Fig. 3 is an end elevation looking from the right the openings ll.

end of Fig. 2. A head strap is shown at it, and, this is also Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detailed view, adjustably attached to this support 6; i showing one of the strap engaging rings and It will be noted that the partition I is pro- 30 Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing vided with a plurality of slots is, through which i the manner of applying traction and locking the a foot engaging strap 25 may be placed (see limb against rotation. i Fig. 5). i i

It is a well known fact that many persons are The result of this construction is that when 3 injured at points remote from aid, and it is often an injured person is placed upon the support 6,

necessary to transport the injured person over with the back arched, as indicated in Fig. 2, the very rough places, and often for considerable spinal processes will be held in proper alignment distances. to prevent injury to the spinal cord; then, by

This is particularly true when persons are inadjusting the head strap l8, and the chest straps 4i) lured on ski trails, or in mountainclim-bing; and I3 and I 4, the upper partof the. body will be 4.0

. often these injuries are of such a nature that it is held securely on the support; and by. engaging impossible to ascertain whethera back vertebra the stirrups IE to the foot of the patient, trac has been crushed. Therefore it is imperative that tion may be applied, which traction will give the patient be placed in hyperextension to rerelief--particularly should the patient have a 5 lieve any pressure which mightinjure' the spinal broken limb. Direction, of course, will signify cord and result in death. Also, when leg fracthe proper amount of traction to be placed, which tures occur, it is imperative that the fractured amount of traction will be indicated on the pointlimb be placed under traction or tension of a er of the spring balance. predetermined amount, so as to stop the agonizing By adjusting the strap 2! about the toe portion torture incident to this type of fracture 'of the foot or boot, rotation of the limb will be 50 I have therefore provided means whereby a prevented, which isof considerable importance limb may be stretched a predetermined amount, when a] broken limb is being dealtwith. and the foot of the injured limb held against It will be apparent that when the patient is rotation. strapped to my stretcher, the stretcher and the Viewing the drawings will showa preferred empatient may be readily transported with safety 55 over considerable distances, and with the greatsize, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subj oined claims. Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1. A stretcher for injured persons, comprising a base; a curved support attached to said base; a partitionattached to said base, adapted to extend between the legs of a person positioned on said curved support; means for securing the foot of the patient to said partition and means for exerting traction to the foot of the person 2. A stretcher for injured persons, comprising a base; a curved support having its ends attached to said base, and being convexed with relation to said base, whereby a person secured thereto will be in hypertension; a partition secured to said base and extending throughsaid curved support in such a manner as to extend between the legs of the person on said support; adjustable traction means secured to said base and comprising a stirrup adjustably secured to a spring balance; means for securing the foot of the person to said partition and means for securing the body of the patient to said support.

3. A stretcher for transporting-injured persons, comprising, a toboggan-shaped base, having a head portion and a foot portion; a convexed support secured thereto; adjustable means for securing a person to said support adjacent the chest of the person; a vertically disposed mem ber secured to the foot portion so as to extend between the legs of the person; means for securing the foot of the person to said member and adjustable traction means secured to the foot portion, having a stirrup capable of engaging the foot of the person.

' GQRDON M. MORRISON. 

